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Story of the Old House

Posted on March 24, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

Not long ago, while sitting at the table with my children, we found ourselves laughing as we reminisced about the old parsonage. When our three children were still very young—ten, four, and one—we moved into a parsonage in Queens Village, … Continue reading →

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“A Story of Land”

Posted on March 10, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

A poor young woman, twenty‑five years after immigrating to America, purchased land for the first time in her life. It was not to build a large house, nor to create a beautiful garden. She bought a small plot of land … Continue reading →

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Home Coming on Women’s Day

Posted on March 8, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

by TaeHun Yoon3/8/2026 It’s strange the way a thought returns—the tide at Saltstraumencomes back to mind today:that narrow run of water where the moonand sea pull hard against the landuntil the current forces through the rockslike something burning under waves. … Continue reading →

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Filling Cloth (Dadeimizil)

Posted on February 21, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

I ache for it still—that braided songof my mother and my elder sister,their wooden mallets lifting, falling,lifting again. Slowly at first—tta, tta, tta—like measured breath. Then quicker,a brightening pulse,nearly vanishingas though stepping lightly past a sleeping house,only to break wide … Continue reading →

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“I Can Still Praise!”

Posted on February 20, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

Easter was just a month away, and choirs everywhere were busy preparing on this particular evening. The American congregation, with whom we shared the church building, was also hurrying into their rehearsal room. At that moment, a car pulled up … Continue reading →

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“My Valentines”

Posted on February 14, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

A hidden Valentine of the twentieth century—its root descendsinto a winter day of the third century,February fourteen,where Saint Valentine of Romefell in silence,refusing the machinery of war,binding men insteadto love,to marriage,to fragile households of hope. Time does not move forward.It … Continue reading →

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“Why do people love flowers?”

Posted on February 10, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

Why do people love flowers?Perhaps because flowers do not wear uniforms.Each appears as itself,anywhere, anytime—last year or this year—and quietly—shows uswhat the Creator’s heart might look likewhen it is not trying to dominate. Mix religion and politics,and neither faith nor … Continue reading →

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“Thousand Birds”

Posted on February 8, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

It’s all right to be anything—every shape, every form.Creativity in the skyteaching us how to changewithout breaking. A body walking toward peace,like waves spending their own force,like a symphony risingwithout a single center.A world leaning toward equity—strength learning restraint,weakness discovering … Continue reading →

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“Father”

Posted on February 8, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

Father! Just calling your name makes me feel as though you might open the door at once and say, “I’m right here.” As the years pass, the dreams you held in your lifetime ripen quietly in my heart and return … Continue reading →

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“The Gift II”

Posted on February 7, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon

The autumn scenery at Drew University in New Jersey was a quiet watercolor— a deep, vivid painting set in the calm beauty of the countryside. When the bright red and yellow leaves fell in flurries with each passing breeze, the … Continue reading →

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